Over the past five years, EAT has convened a diverse range of dynamic speakers to share solutions and motivate commitment.
Dr. Gunhild A. Stordalen
Co-founder & Executive Chair
Dr. Gunhild A. Stordalen is the co-founder and executive chair of EAT. Recognized as a leading voice in her field, she has played a pivotal role in bringing together diverse…
Full BioProfessor Dr. Johan Rockström
Director
Johan Rockström is Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam. He is an internationally recognized scientist on…
Full BioAmina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General
Ms. Amina J. Mohammed is the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Mohammed served as Minister…
Full BioHindou Oumarou Ibrahim
Environmental activist
Environmental activist and member of Chad’s pastoralist Mbororo community, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim began advocating for Indigenous rights and environmental protection at age 16, founding the Association for Indigenous Women and…
Full BioBenjamin Dousa
Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade
Benjamin Dousa is the Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade since September 2024. He most recently served as CEO of the Swedish Federation of Business Owners. Prior to this,…
Full BioKarin Wanngård
Mayor
Karin Wanngård was elected as Mayor of Stockholm in September 2022. The majority she leads aims to futureproof the city as an equal, open and climate-smart city. With the residents…
Full BioCarlos Manuel Rodriguez
CEO and Chairperson
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez was selected as CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility in June 2020. Rodriguez, a Costa Rican national, was a pioneer in the development of Payment…
Full BioAdil Najam
President
Dr Adil Najam is a global public policy scholar whose teaching, research and public engagement focuses on international environment and conservation policy with a particular emphasis on climate change, on…
Full BioH.E. Jeppe Bruus
Minister of Green Transition
Jeppe Bruus has a background in communications and politics and has previously served as Minister for Taxation, as well as holding various political and parliamentary positions. He holds a master’s…
Full BioShyla Raghav
Chief Climate Officer
Shyla Raghav is the Chief Climate Officer at TIME and Co-Founder of TIME CO2. She has had a long career working on both climate change adaptation and mitigation, with a…
Full BioGeneral Eirik Kristoffersen
Chief of Defence
General Eirik Kristoffersen began his tenure as Chief of Defence on August 17th 2020. As Chief of Defence, general Kristoffersen holds full command over the Norwegian Armed Forces and is…
Full BioAmit Bouri
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
Amit Bouri is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), where he leads the largest global community of impact investors dedicated to increasing the…
Full BioDiane Holdorf
Executive Vice President
Ms Diane B. Holdorf is Executive Vice President (EVP) and a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), based in Geneva,…
Full BioAlice Ruhweza
President
Alice Ruhweza is a global thought leader and international development expert with nearly 30 years of experience in social, economic, and environmental policy. She is the President of AGRA, where…
Full BioMaximo Torero
Chief Economist
Maximo Torero Cullen is the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He joined the Organization in January 2019 as Assistant Director-General for the…
Full BioSophie Healy-Thow
Founder
Sophie is the founder of Act4Food, a global youth-led movement dedicated to transforming food systems. Act4Food has been featured in Forbes and is being implemented worldwide. She was awarded the Global Citizen…
Full BioH.E. Afshan Khan
UN Assistant Secretary-General Coordinator
With over 30 years in international service, Afshan has held senior roles at UNICEF, including Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, and Director of Emergency Operations, with country assignments…
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Dr. Gunhild A. Stordalen
Co-founder & Executive Chair
Dr. Gunhild A. Stordalen is the co-founder and executive chair of EAT. Recognized as a leading voice in her field, she has played a pivotal role in bringing together diverse stakeholders to address these interconnected global challenges. In 2011, Gunhild co-founded the Stordalen Foundation with her then-husband, Petter A. Stordalen, and subsequently launched the EAT […]
Full BioProfessor Dr. Johan Rockström
Director
Johan Rockström is Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam. He is an internationally recognized scientist on global sustainability issues and led the development of the Planetary Boundaries framework for human development in the current era of rapid global change. Professor Rockström […]
Full BioAmina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General
Ms. Amina J. Mohammed is the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Mohammed served as Minister of Environment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria where she steered the country’s efforts on climate action and efforts to protect the natural environment. Ms. […]
Full BioHindou Oumarou Ibrahim
Environmental activist
Environmental activist and member of Chad’s pastoralist Mbororo community, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim began advocating for Indigenous rights and environmental protection at age 16, founding the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) to introduce new income revenue activities for women and collaborative tools such as 3D participatory mapping to build sustainable ecosystems management […]
Full BioBenjamin Dousa
Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade
Benjamin Dousa is the Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade since September 2024. He most recently served as CEO of the Swedish Federation of Business Owners. Prior to this, he has served as the Chairman of the Moderate Youth League and CEO of Timbro, one of Sweden’s leading think tanks. Benjamin began his career […]
Full BioKarin Wanngård
Mayor
Karin Wanngård was elected as Mayor of Stockholm in September 2022. The majority she leads aims to futureproof the city as an equal, open and climate-smart city. With the residents of Stockholm at the centre of decision-making, Mayor Wanngård is determined to lead the City of Stockholm forward. Karin Wanngård was born in Stockholm in […]
Full BioCarlos Manuel Rodriguez
CEO and Chairperson
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez was selected as CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility in June 2020. Rodriguez, a Costa Rican national, was a pioneer in the development of Payment for Ecosystem Services and strategies for forest restoration, ocean conservation, and decarbonization. During his three terms as Environment and Energy Minister, Costa Rica doubled the […]
Full BioAdil Najam
President
Dr Adil Najam is a global public policy scholar whose teaching, research and public engagement focuses on international environment and conservation policy with a particular emphasis on climate change, on global governance, and on international and human development. An active researcher, he was a lead author for the Third and Fourth Assessments of the Intergovernmental […]
Full BioH.E. Jeppe Bruus
Minister of Green Transition
Jeppe Bruus has a background in communications and politics and has previously served as Minister for Taxation, as well as holding various political and parliamentary positions. He holds a master’s degree in social science from the University of Copenhagen. As Minister for Green Transition, Jeppe Bruus is responsible for implementing the Agreement on a Green […]
Full BioShyla Raghav
Chief Climate Officer
Shyla Raghav is the Chief Climate Officer at TIME and Co-Founder of TIME CO2. She has had a long career working on both climate change adaptation and mitigation, with a focus on climate finance, international policy, and natural climate solutions. She served as part of the negotiations team for the landmark Paris Agreement adopted in […]
Full BioGeneral Eirik Kristoffersen
Chief of Defence
General Eirik Kristoffersen began his tenure as Chief of Defence on August 17th 2020. As Chief of Defence, general Kristoffersen holds full command over the Norwegian Armed Forces and is the principal military advisor to the Norwegian Government. General Kristoffersen joined the Norwegian Army in 1988 as a Non-Commissioned Officer candidate. Following a year of […]
Full BioAmit Bouri
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
Amit Bouri is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), where he leads the largest global community of impact investors dedicated to increasing the scale and effectiveness of impact investing. Amit co-founded the GIIN in 2009, following the launch of the Monitor Institute’s “Investing for Social and Environmental […]
Full BioDiane Holdorf
Executive Vice President
Ms Diane B. Holdorf is Executive Vice President (EVP) and a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), based in Geneva, Switzerland. Diane joined WBCSD in December 2018 as Managing Director of Food and Nature where she led business efforts to accelerate the system transformation in […]
Full BioAlice Ruhweza
President
Alice Ruhweza is a global thought leader and international development expert with nearly 30 years of experience in social, economic, and environmental policy. She is the President of AGRA, where she leads efforts to transform agrifood systems for sustainable development in Africa and globally. Previously, Alice was Senior Director for Global Policy at WWF International, […]
Full BioMaximo Torero
Chief Economist
Maximo Torero Cullen is the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He joined the Organization in January 2019 as Assistant Director-General for the Economic and Social Development Department. Prior to joining FAO, he was the World Bank Group Executive Director for Argentina, Bolivia, Chile Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay […]
Full BioSophie Healy-Thow
Founder
Sophie is the founder of Act4Food, a global youth-led movement dedicated to transforming food systems. Act4Food has been featured in Forbes and is being implemented worldwide. She was awarded the Global Citizen Prize in New York in 2024 for her contributions to food systems transformation. She serves on the Board of the Emergency Nutrition Network and previously […]
Full BioH.E. Afshan Khan
UN Assistant Secretary-General Coordinator
With over 30 years in international service, Afshan has held senior roles at UNICEF, including Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, and Director of Emergency Operations, with country assignments in South Africa, Colombia, DRC, Jamaica, Kenya, and Mozambique. She also served with the Executive Office of the Secretary-General and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee for […]
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